Tuesday Toss (3-9-10)

Today's SHEDing efforts focused primarily on my kitchen. 
Here's a sampling of the toss/recycle/donation/yard sale bounty:

 

1 Popsicle Mold
1 Pair of Old Shoes
2 Candles
2 Jars
3 Empty Wine Bottles
3 Telephone Books
4 Old Mugs
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16 items

The popsicle mold seemed like a good idea last summer, but I wasn't that fond of the Crystal Light pops.

Yes, even the old shoes were in the kitchen.  Strange, I know.  If my memory serves correctly, I kicked them off beside the refridgerator to dry after a (muddy) trip to the dog park.  That was over a year ago!

The candles - one orange vanilla and the other vanilla spice.  Both smell nice, but I don't need any food smells enticing my appetite.  Besides, I have way too many candles and several that I enjoy more than these two.

I've been holding on to the empty wine bottles thinking I'd use them in some re-purposed manner.  Cut the tops off and use them as glasses or vases?  Cut the bottoms off and use them outside to keep candles from blowing out?  As they are as candle holders a la intimate Italian restaurant ambiance?  I have no plans to do any of these things in the foreseeable future, so they went into the recycling bin.  (Besides, there's always more where they came from!)

Two of the telephone books were outdated.  The third was one of those "fake" yellow pages deals.

I've had 3 of the 4 mugs since college.  I don't remember the last time I used them.  And I needed their space on the shelf to house my super-duper Oxo salad spinner!

My goal was to find 10 items to purge today and I ended up with 16.  Not bad!  There were other items that went straight into the trash can or the recycle bin, but they didn't warrant counting.

Happy Tuesday all!

Comments

[ZoeAnn Yussman]

CONGRATS!! It's always a great feeling to PURGE!!! Proud of you!

[Gail]

This is extremely inspirational. I think I'm going to have to join in on this movement!!! I got rid of almost everything I owned in 2004. I can't believe how much I have managed to collect again already...how freeing this shall be! :)

[Melony]

Oooooo - more SHEDing fun! Yay! Isn't it amazing how much you can accumulate in such a short period of time? Whew! I've been in my house for almost 4 years now and am finding boxes I haven't opened since the move. Not good. But on the bright side, I'm finding things I've wondered about for years!

Good luck with your "exfoliation"! Let me know how it goes!

P.S. - check out these fun-tabulous de-cluttering/organizing blogs:

http://makeundermylife.com

http://freespiritknits.blogspot.com/p/reduce-clutter-forum.html

http://thirdhandworks.com/blog/

[Melony]

Thanks ZA! It does feel good to slough off the extraneous "stuff"!

[Imene]

I love purging and getting everything organized. I love the restful feeling afterward

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